5/29/2013 ~ Wrestling one of 3 candidate sports placed on short list for 2020 Olympics by IOC Executive BoardGary Abbott USA Wrestling - ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The International Olympic Committee Executive Board announced that wrestling was in a group of three sports which have been selected for the short list of candidate sports for the final provisional sport spot in the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.

The other sports which were named to the short list of sports were squash and baseball/softball.